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<br />gage_thrEE <br /> <br />2. NEPq_.and_CWA_violetionq should r4tu~•t_in~roj,K~ lgr~igft~on. <br />If, after the appropriate EIS and SIA are completed. it is <br />determined that the 6MR_San Lu1-n Project cannot be•brought under <br />compliance with NEPA or CWA, than the EPA should aver-rule the MLRH <br />approval on the basic of standing rules for- diccrstionary <br />administrative procedure. <br />3. If_project_ is nat_tgrminatgQ~_,F}MR_sh~•l~~ rggy,~,td te_Qg~} <br />eufficiont_ reclam~ti_ony gr~~ntiitY_,~_ water _b~~~_}nd _~pC~_to <br />o~her__t_ermz_and_condi~~,Qnti_for_gQpCava~,_Sp_QQ~~;q. <br />The EMR -strip-mining plan will deplete the Rito Srco at a <br />consequence of "dewatering" of the East and Wact.mine pitc. This <br />dewatering will destroy wetlands. Tha augmentation plan will not <br />replace water at the point"of. impect, but rather downstream from <br />the affected wetlands. In the event of cyanide or heavy-metal <br />contamination of the Rito Seco aquifer, 8MR should h• required to <br />allocate financial resources to mitigate damages against senior <br />water rights. bMR's reclamation plane are flawed and should be <br />corrected to meet standards outlined later in thin report. Other <br />conditions and terms should el so ba imposed to protect natural, <br />cultural, and hictoric resources. <br />DETAILED REC0MMENDA71QN8: SUMMARY AND RATIONALE <br />1. Ca11_for_thargggh_gnv_irord~ntal_gp~_4ggial~_~~Q4g~_s54~Q~pts. <br />The 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) provides the <br />leg=1 foundation far the protection of both natural and cultural <br />resources. More specifically, Title Ona, sections 101 and 102, <br />establishes the following pailcyf <br />In order to carry out the pulley Gat forth in this Act, <br />it i5 the continuing responsib111ty of the Fvdaral <br />Government to....assura far all Americans safe, <br />healthful, productive, and anthetically end culturally <br />pleasing surroundngs....Cand to] QC48BGY4__1mQflCSs~OS <br />historica_c"ulturalj_and_natural_~gQoets of _g~C_p4tio0~1 <br />herit~ige, ono maintain....an vnvironmvnt which supports <br />diversity and variety of individual choica...,(U.3. <br />Statutes-at-Large, 197+)c8.°~2; emphasis edded). <br />It is clear that the Lntent of Congress In passing NE.FA was to <br />afford protection not only to the natural vnvironmvnt bur, al co the <br />hum:.n, or "b~~clt", anvironmant. <br />The EFA should accept its mandato under NEPA and act <br />i+nmedietely to address the multiple concerns and quvstion~ of the <br />local com+nunity. Moreover, the Army Corps of Engineers and the <br />National Trust far Historic Preservation should comply with NEPA <br />anti conduct int~rdisciplinar.y studies ae required under Section 102 <br />